GEOL 108/BIOL 105: R. Hitz: Citing your sources - APA
What is APA style?
What is APA Style?
APA style refers to the rules created by the American Psychological Association for formatting papers, use of language, presentation of data,... as well as for how to do in-text citations and end-of-paper citations (References). APA style is used primarily by authors in social sciences and health sciences, but is used widely in many TCC courses.
See the boxes on this page for details.
- APA 7 StyleAPA's publication style homepage with links to specific topics such as formatting a paper
Why cite?
Click on the green arrow inside the box to listen to the tutorial, or see the full screen tutorial by clicking the link at the bottom.
What does "citing" mean?
A Quick Look at the Two Parts of a Citation
- The brief in-text citation lets your reader know where the information in your paper came from, as you are using it. Usually, this means the author(s) and year.
- The full References citation is on a separate References page, letting your reader know, in detail, where to find that source.
Below is an example of how the two citation pieces fit together in APA style:
The In-Text Citation
Gordon and Cui (2015) found compelling evidence suggesting that a person’s career outcomes in adulthood are more of a product of the quality of their childhood relationships with their parent(s), or other adult guardians, rather than the quality of the education they received.
References
Gordon, M. S., & Cui, M. (2015). Positive parenting during adolescence and career success in young adulthood. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(3), 762-771. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9887-y
TCC Library handouts for APA 7 style
TCC Library Handouts for APA 7 Style Annotations
- APA 7 annotated bibliography template/exampleYou can type over this template or use it as a guide to make your own.
- APA 7 reference citations - fill in the blankBecome more acquainted with APA citation style by making your own
APA online style guides
Useful Online Style Guides
Visit Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Style Guide for a sample paper and instructions for citing individual sources such as newspaper articles, scholarly journals, video and books.
OWL also provides general information about APA style in an APA Style Workshop.
- The Purdue OWL: APA 7 style citation guideUse the navigation on the left to find examples of in-text and reference list citations. Also contains a sample paper demonstrating in-text citations and paper layout .
- The Purdue OWL APA 7 changesThe OWL goes over some of the changes from APA 6 to APA 7
- The Purdue OWL APA 7 overview and workshopThis workshop introduces important aspects of the American Psychological Association (APA) Style used to format research papers
Please use the link below to visit TCC's Citation guide if you are interested in learning more about:
- How citation is important
- What, when, where and how to cite
- Integrating your research into your writing
- Word tips for creating reference lists
Using database citation generators - beware of errors
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